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Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service salary in State College, PA

The median mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service in State College, PA earns $37,100 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,571 a month.

10th percentile
$31,650
25th percentile
$35,890
Median percentile
$37,100
75th percentile
$45,820
90th percentile
$48,800

Based on 40 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$30,851 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,100
Federal income tax−$2,272
Social Security + Medicare−$2,838
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,139
Monthly take-home$2,571
Every two weeks$1,187

Does it go far here?

$38,341Median pay in State College, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.8 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,207 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in State College, PA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$91,120
Registered Nurses$81,480
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,760
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$73,250
Correctional Officers and Jailers$66,730
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,120
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,130
Construction Laborers$53,420

All mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania